By Abdellatif Sharaa

KUWAIT:  A member of Kuwait Olympic Committee and Chairwoman of Women Sports Committee Fatima Hayat lauded the results achieved by Kuwait Sports delegation at the 5th Islamic Games that was held in Konya, Turkey during which Kuwait athletes won 16 medals (5 gold, 9 silver and 2 bronze). Kuwait delegation participated in 10 games (Archery, Shooting, Athletics, Cycling, Judo, Karate, Swimming, Kick Boxing, Taekwondo and Table Tennis) with 68 athletes and performed very well.

Kuwait took the 11th position out of 54 participating countries, and was second in the gulf. This is Kuwait's third participation in the Islamic solidarity games, and is considered one of the most successful ever. Fatima Hayat congratulated all athletes and Kuwait people for this significant achievement, and asked sports officials for more attention to the individual sports following the great results that were made in the Gulf and Islamic solidarity games.